DevOps Engineer

Job Description

About Us

mediafellows is the German subsidiary of the US-based Pixelogic Media and develops and operates software solutions for the Media and Entertainment Industry. If you see a movie in a theatre or on a streaming platform, chances are it was promoted and distributed using our tools. Our solutions are built and operated by an ambitious and experienced international team.

About the Role

mediafellows is looking for a DevOps Engineer to support, secure, and scale the underlying infrastructure for our Enterprise SaaS platform, MediaStore. If you have comprehensive knowledge of Amazon Web Services, are highly familiar with distributed service architectures, and have managed high-scalable enterprise server infrastructure in the past, you’re the one we’re seeking.

As a DevOps Engineer, you will oversee all infrastructure components of our SaaS solution MediaStore, an online B2B service for marketing and distribution of audiovisual content – covering content management, video screening, contracting, fulfillment, and delivery. Some of the largest studios, broadcasters, and distributors from around the world rely on our platform solution.

You’ll work with our complex, mature AWS-hosted infrastructure, comprising multiple applications. Our architecture stack includes a wide array of technologies, including Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, Clickhouse, Redis, Kubernetes, and more. We also explore alternative software stacks to build and deliver highly scalable, but robust services, and we are keen to hear your suggestions and discuss your ideas.

This is a unique opportunity to be part of transforming the media industry from on-prem to cloud-based workflows. We look for a new colleague with skills, passion, humor, and a strong sense of responsibility who will help us take our software solution to the next level using state-of-the-art web technologies. We welcome candidates enthusiastic about learning and personal growth. If you see yourself in this role, please apply!

About the Contract

Please note that we will start with a 1-year contract, with a high potential for extension if your contributions meet our expectations. Generally, we are interested in a long-term relationship that is built on proficiency, trust, and intercultural collaboration.

Requirements

What you will contribute ...

• You bring in your enthusiasm, knowledge, and skills to support us in developing the most advanced SaaS solution for audiovisual content management and distribution
• You ensure that all our systems are super secure, highly available and fully monitored
• You constantly optimize our infrastructure regarding performance, reliability, and costs
• You develop runbooks and incident tooling to provide failover processes
• You guarantee robust observability via metrics, logs, and traces
• You extend, maintain, and automate our deployment processes and CI pipelines
• You collaborate with developers to bring new features and services into production
• You are utilizing AI tools to boost efficiency while guarding quality and maintainability
• You help us with introducing new technologies and/or methodologies
• You work across international teams with colleagues in project management, support, development, QA, and design to achieve company-wide goals

What we do expect ...

• You have 4+ years of experience in Amazon Web Services administration
• You are passionate about monitoring, securing, and optimizing infrastructure components
• You have an excellent understanding of Protocols, Firewalls, and Load Balancing
• You are an expert in containerization and orchestration with Docker and Kubernetes
• You have experience with designing, developing, and testing automated deployment tools
• You are confident in using configuration management tools and scripts
• You have deep knowledge of Linux, Nginx, RDBMS & NoSQL DBs, and Elasticsearch
• You have decent experience with version control systems (Git)
• You are familiar with application, network, and systems security topics
• You have a strong sense of responsibility and ownership
• You have strong autonomy, self-discipline, and the ability to self-educate
• You are fluent in English

What can you surprise us with...

• First-hand experience in Ruby on Rails development
• Experience in accompanying security audits and penetration tests
• Hands-on experience in utilizing AI tools for rapid but solid code development
• Knowledge about video transcoding and online streaming

Benefits

• A very attractive compensation package
• Broad flexibility in how, when, and where you work
• Free choice of working tools and software you are most familiar with
• Modern CMS / Asset management platform with a fascinating growth perspective
• An international team of smart and friendly colleagues within a fast-moving company